Zim Girl's 2nd Big Year 2019

[Zim Girl]

18 hours ago, xelas said:

@Zim Girl, You will be sorry about skipping the LBJ's as ST bird experts are very knowledgeable and always willing to help us greenhorns.

 

Lovely start and I am sure many will follow.

I still have one or two and a few others I will need help with as you will see!!

[Zim Girl]

17 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Great opening post of the Turaco, and also love the Gannet colony! Looking forward to see what else you found.

Thanks Michael.  We loved the gannet colony and Bird Island, one of the birdy highlights.

[Zim Girl]

Fingers crossed I have this Dove correct!

 

135.  (SA 24)  Laughing Dove

Clanwilliam  -  09/11/19

[Zim Girl]

136.  (SA 25)  Cape Weaver

This bird was a resident of the tree outside our cottage at De Hoop and was quite happy to share our bench with us.

De Hoop  -  12/11/19

 

[Zim Girl]

One of those black and white birds!!  I hope I have this right.

137.  (SA 26)  Common Fiscal

De Hoop  -  12/11/19

 

 

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138.  (SA 27)  Cape Teal

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

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139.  (SA 28)  Black-winged Stilt

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

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NC  (SA 29)  Grey Heron.  Already in UK count.

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

[Zim Girl]

140.  (SA 30)  African Hoopoe

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

[Zim Girl]

This was another very friendly bird but I am kicking myself because I had a lot of opportunities to get a better picture than this, I just thought I already had one.

141.  (SA 31)  Bokmakierie

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

[Zim Girl]

142.  (SA 32)  Southern Boubou

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

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143.  (SA 33)  Red-winged Starling

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

[Zim Girl]

On looking at these again, I am sure there is a Cape Shoveler lurking in the background of the 2nd picture so that is a bonus.

144.  (SA 34)  Greater Flamingo

145.  (SA 35)  Cape Shoveler

 

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

[Zim Girl]

Distant shot of this, it was the only one I saw.  Can anyone ID the small wader flying in front?  I have a feeling it is another white-fronted plover though, which I already have.

 

NC  (SA 36)  Pied Avocet.  Already in UK count.

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

[Zim Girl]

NC  (SA 37)  Barn Swallow.  Already in UK count.

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

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146.  (SA 38)  Brimstone Canary

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

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147.  (SA 39)  Pied Starling

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

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148.  (SA 40)  Crowned Lapwing

De Hoop  -  13/11/19

 

 

Edited December 11, 2019 by Zim Girl

[Zim Girl]

On the two mornings we were at De Hoop, we were up at sunrise to have a walk around before breakfast.  The first morning we walked alongside the vlei and spotted this bird flying off from the rocks.  It was one we both wanted to get a better view of, so the next morning we crept very quietly above the rocks peering over the side and there it was.  We were able to take some photos and leave without him noticing us so 'job done'.

 

149.  (SA 41)  Black-crowned Night Heron

De Hoop  -  14/11/19

[Zim Girl]

150.  (SA 42)  Great White Pelican

De Hoop  -  14/11/19

 

[Tdgraves]

Could the flying wader be a little stint? Hard to see on my phone...

[Zim Girl]

I have just set up a topic for help with my SA bird ids here

http://www.safaritalk.net/topic/20510-help-needed-with-sa-bird-ids-please/

 

If anyone would mind taking a look it would be much appreciated.

 

[michael-ibk]

5 hours ago, Zim Girl said:

Can anyone ID the small wader flying in front?  I have a feeling it is another white-fronted plover though, which I already have.

 

Could you try to give us a tighter crop of it? White-Fronted Plover is very likely the right choice, it does seem to have a nuchal collar. OTOH, it looks very pale, and the wing bars are very broad. My first impression was Sanderling. And who knows, it might even be a Chestnut-Banded Plover.

[Zim Girl]

Here you go.

 

[michael-ibk]

Oh my, me and my big mouth. :-) Sorry, still not sure, but would rather go for WF Plover (mainly because of size/shape of bill and collar).